It’s one of Coventry’s more unusual landmarks - long known for its small but at times unsettling bounce - but just how much can the Canal Basin footbridge bounce?

We caught one group of people doing their best to get the maximum bounce factor out of this well-known bridge and we’re sure they’re not the first.

The group were pictured engaging in some ‘synchronised jumping’ in order to get the bridge to bounce more than it might normally.

This group of people synchronised their jumping to get the Canal Basin footbridge to bounce as much as possible

It shows there’s quite a bit of flex as the group of ten or more jump in unison.

The degree of movement demonstrates the bridge has plenty of flex, meaning anyone who’s alarmed when it bounces as they’re walking over it should not be too concerned as it can move a lot more than people might think.

The science behind it

Walking across the Canal Basin footbridge over the ring road has been likened to “being drunk when you’re sober”.

Looking at the science behind making the bridge really bounce it is all to do with frequency.

Although we think of bridges as solid, rigid structures, they are in fact designed to move.

Doing so helps prevent snapping and breaking, much like trees swaying in the wind.

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What people have said about it

On a previous occasion when the Telegraph interviewed people using it and looked at the science behind that bounce, one pedestrian Mac said: “It bounces all the time since I’ve been using it, which is about seven years.

“It’s especially when you’ve got a good few on it, it’s really fun then. It’s like being drunk when you’re sober.”